The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings

This Text Book is designed to introduce the reader (students) to the contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion through their selected writings. Firstly, Qur’an and Prophetic Sunnah will be studied as essential foundations addressing the right methodology for the science of comparative...

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Main Author:	Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP160 General works on Islam BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/61028/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61028/19/61028_The%20Contribution%20of%20Muslim%20Scholars_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-610282018-01-11T08:52:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61028/ The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP160 General works on Islam BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge This Text Book is designed to introduce the reader (students) to the contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion through their selected writings. Firstly, Qur’an and Prophetic Sunnah will be studied as essential foundations addressing the right methodology for the science of comparative religion. Muslim scholars have been inspired by the Quranic methodology and Prophetic way concerning their writings on other religions. Secondly, the history and development of the discipline of comparative study of other religions from both, Muslim scholars and Western scholars will be briefly discussed in a comparative way. Thirdly, methodologies of selected Muslim scholars employed in the study of other religions will be examined and analysed in light of a proper classification: (1) Documentary Approach – Ibn Nadim and Shahrastani; (2) Travelogue Approach: Ibn Batuta; (3) Polemical, Refutative and Analytical Approach(s): Isa al-Warraq, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn Taymiyyah; (4) Comparative, Descriptive and Objective Approach(s): Al-Biruni, Al-Faruqi and Al-Fattah. The contribution of each Muslim scholar will be discussed as follow: (1) Scholar’s Chronology, (2) his selected work(s), (3) methodology, and (4) analysis of selected texts from his writings in the original language in order to reveal the methods employed by him in the study of other religion(s). 2017 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61028/19/61028_The%20Contribution%20of%20Muslim%20Scholars_complete.pdf Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi (2017) The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings. In: KIRKHS-IIIT Islamisation Conference in Conjunction with IIUM World Prosumer Convention 2017, 7th-8th August 2017, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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topic	BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP160 General works on Islam BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
spellingShingle	BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP160 General works on Islam BP170 Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings
description	This Text Book is designed to introduce the reader (students) to the contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion through their selected writings. Firstly, Qur’an and Prophetic Sunnah will be studied as essential foundations addressing the right methodology for the science of comparative religion. Muslim scholars have been inspired by the Quranic methodology and Prophetic way concerning their writings on other religions. Secondly, the history and development of the discipline of comparative study of other religions from both, Muslim scholars and Western scholars will be briefly discussed in a comparative way. Thirdly, methodologies of selected Muslim scholars employed in the study of other religions will be examined and analysed in light of a proper classification: (1) Documentary Approach – Ibn Nadim and Shahrastani; (2) Travelogue Approach: Ibn Batuta; (3) Polemical, Refutative and Analytical Approach(s): Isa al-Warraq, Ibn Hazm, and Ibn Taymiyyah; (4) Comparative, Descriptive and Objective Approach(s): Al-Biruni, Al-Faruqi and Al-Fattah. The contribution of each Muslim scholar will be discussed as follow: (1) Scholar’s Chronology, (2) his selected work(s), (3) methodology, and (4) analysis of selected texts from his writings in the original language in order to reveal the methods employed by him in the study of other religion(s).
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author	Shehu, Fatmir Mehdi
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title	The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings
title_short	The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings
title_full	The contribution of Muslim scholars in comparative religion: Selected writings
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